7 Appendix B: Product Behavior

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The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

The terms "earlier" and "later", when used with a product version, refer to either all preceding versions or all subsequent versions, respectively. The term "through" refers to the inclusive range of versions. Applicable Microsoft products are listed chronologically in this section.

Windows Client

  • Windows 10 v1703 operating system

  • Windows 11 operating system

Windows Server

  • Windows Server 2016 operating system

  • Windows Server operating system

  • Windows Server 2019 operating system

  • Windows Server 2022 operating system

  • Windows Server 2025 operating system

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 2.2.2.3:  Not supported in client releases earlier than Windows 10 v1803 operating system or server releases earlier than Windows Server v1803 operating system.

<2> Section 2.2.3.10:  Not supported in client releases earlier than Windows 10 v1803 or server releases earlier than Windows Server v1803.

<3> Section 2.2.3.10.2:  Not supported in client releases earlier than Windows 10 v1803 or server releases earlier than Windows Server v1803.

<4> Section 2.2.3.10.2.1:  Policy Data is not supported in client releases earlier than Windows 10 v1803 or server releases earlier than Windows Server v1803.